The best restaurants serving British food in South West

We spent the afternoon here with friends that traveled a long way to see us. We had a wonderful Christmas lunch, and it really was wonderful. The food was gorgeous, (and home made!) the table looked beautiful too. They were so friendly and attentive, there’s not one thing I would change. Great atmosphere, and I’ll say it again, delicious food. Thank you for a fantastic time.

Comencemos con la comida. No está mal, nada que te vaya a dejar boquiabierto - en comparación con los gustos de exprimido es una hamburguesa decepcionante y es demasiado caro. No es malo de ninguna manera, simplemente no es particularmente memorable. El servicio es el principal problema. Llegamos allí y no había otros clientes. Pigsty está entre muchos otros restaurantes en una gran zona de comida al aire libre. Mi esposa compró una pinta de sidra de la puerta de al lado de Pigsty. Iba a comprar una pinta de sidra en pocilga. Junto con las hamburguesas y patatas fritas para los dos estabas buscando 50 libras. Mientras íbamos a pedir la chica nos dijo "Siento que no puedas traer esa bebida aquí. Todo lo que podemos hacer es servirte comida para llevar". Así que hemos comprado 1 bebida de su vecino de al lado - literalmente a 2 pies de distancia, e íbamos a comprar 1 bebida de ellos, así como gastar 45 libras en comida - y nos dijeron que no podíamos comer su comida en una de sus mesas cuando literalmente no había otros clientes. Así que terminamos comiendo nuestra comida sentados en el pavimento al borde del muelle. Toda la experiencia fue una mierda. No voy a volver y sin duda no lo recomendaría a nadie - ir a Squeezed obtendrá una hamburguesa mucho mejor y el personal no te trata como suciedad.

Fantastic experience, really lovely staff, helpful & engaging , lovely food & accommodation. Bell greeted us, gave us directions to the accommodation & said to let her know if there was anything else we needed. Josh advised me on the wines & the choices on the menu. Bell, Josh & Daniel all looked after us at the table. A really lovely start to our holiday, Thank you

To be honest my partner was lucky enough to win a voucher at a charity event. We headed out to the Highworth for dinner whilst the restaurant was in full Christmas office party mode. There was just the two of us. I have to say the welcome, the service and the food was absolutely outstanding. Some of the waiting staff were quite young, they were a credit to the Hotel. We have returned since (the Sunday roast is another outstanding meal), and will continue to use this venue. 5*****s all the way! (NB The Highworth Hotel is on the No7 bus route from Swindon and so no driving or Taxis required, we were able to enjoy a glass of wine or two.)

This has fast become our favourite spot for a morning coffee and cake. Whether we are sea swimming, kayaking or out on the jetskis, Joe’s Cafe is our go to spot! Welcoming staff, prompt service and incredible view. They offer vegan and gluten free options and are very accommodating of dietary requirements. Be sure to check this beach cafe out. They also do a banging paella night 🍲

Weak Flatwhite probably one shot, milk not Silky enough! Breakfast was on the money, nice, hot and tasty enough. Sausage was a little bland. Dodgy stainless tea pot! But that's so British!

I have to admit that I am not the person that comments on anything and everything, nor do I ever right a review of my experience. If I am unsatisfied with the experience, I just won't return again. But ... I have been seeing the Development of this establishment for that past 20 years and treated myself quite often to a night or two in any of the corner or best suites ( highly recommend those ) and enjoyed the ambiance and service this hotel had to offer. Our experience: Arrival to the hotel : We planned to have drinks prior to our meal. Found the bar area as busy as usual. With no free seats in sight, I ask the Brasserie manager if we could order drinks in the main lounge, whereas we been told that there normally is service but he has no clue what they doing today. Not answer I was hoping for. The entrance to the main lounge also been blocked off for some reason. Luckily the wait at bar was sufficient enough to pass the time for a table to become vacant. In previous visits, a relaxed table service was offered but not this time for some reason . Guess it’s an informal 5 star service.. , had to ask for bar menus as neither been on the bar or tables to see what’s on offer. ( also no usual complimentary nuts that used to be offered ) Restaurant We arrived early to our Booking at the samphire and were delighted to be able to be seated, unfortunately without any menus. It took about 10-15 min of us staring holes into the warm air, when I lost my patients and had to get up from the table to ask for menus at the entrance of the Restaurant. Yet again it took quite a while for us to order drinks and food as it seemed to be a chaotic service with everyone doing everything and no restaurant Manager nor head waiter in sight ( please note.. all evening ) . The lack of attention to detail was incredible .. table settings with knives to left and forks to right on every table .. just wow - giggle Food and drinks order done. ( ordered a glass of white wine with my mains, which never arrived ).. Drinks arrived what seamed ages. Overheard table next to us complaining about the slow service too, which been given a small apology but no solution to increase the speed of service ( yet again a lack of management ) Noticed the young waiter being unfamiliar on how to correctly present a bottle of wine and opening it, which I thought should be a training standard for a 5 star establishment. not only did he seem untrained, he also dried his hands in a used napkin left on the table next to him where diners just left. The pork belly starter , was below luke warm which was shame as its been rather tasty. I guess if a portion of this size is sitting on a kitchen pass for mere 3 min, it naturally will loose its core temperature, suggestion.. Next time use a cloche! I wanted to point this out to the service but yet again no manager or headwaiter to be seen and the waiters seem too busy to be bothered. Once they did ask if everything is alright, but by that time we finished what we had on the plate ( which is not a lot if you are hungry ) Unfortunately the main course of the hen and the monk fish not been any better and yet again being luke warm. Dessert of the frangipane tart and pineapple been ok, but yet again no attention to detail, as the dessert been bought out without cutlery being replenished prior. Ordered coffee to be served in the lounge, which arrived with no sugar or spoon and had to be asked for separately. When I paid my bill, I mentioned that the wine I ordered with my main course never arrived. No apology was offered.. A "informal fine Dining " experience. 95% informal - 5 % fine Dining. :-( Over the past 20 years I always chose the Headland hotel for its perfection, attention to detail and impeccable service, this time it's not delivered to its promise which is a shame cause that's what I will remember.. Coming from a 4 to a 5 star .. I expected more ( go back to 4 stars !!! You been better then

We have been visiting this establishment for several years when, on our Holidays. Unfortunately, our last visit, will be our last. TV's on nearly all the walls, one showing tropical fish 🐟. In the past the one TV that was there, was showing vintage music videos, which the customers of our age, (50's/60's) enjoyed. Also, they have removed, FOSTERS, which was popular, and replaced it with Bay's lager which, has a taste of 'Hops'. Not a Lager in our book! The only other Lager in San Miguel, an expensive lager that you would not spend the evening drinking! Also, the bar was closed early, on a Saturday night, because there was not enough people in the bar! There were 9 before the'Bell' rang at 10pm! Which resulted in the customers, that were in the bar, leaving, and taking their custom elsewhere. Including us. They don't even have an outside line phone to call taxis for the customers. So for us, that's it.

I ordered Chicken Supreme but received a piece of chicken with smashed potato mash, and greens.....in gravy. When we were asked if everything was ok, I questioned the 'chicken supreme', to which I was told that 'it's the chef's take on it'. What?? She went to the kitchen, coming back to say that chicken supreme was 'the cut of the meat'. That may be so, but it should be served with a creamy sauce with mushrooms, not regular meat gravy. I was disappointed that I was fobbed off, dismissed. I'll be trying somewhere else next time.

after a wind blown swim in the sea we decided we wanted some comforting food and hot drinks - initially sat right on the front of the patio and the lady in charge was there in a mo with menus and a brush to wipe sand off the table top - we decided it was still to windy there, so moved back against cafe wall. Orders quickly taken - food wasn't fast, but my golly when it came it was fresh and delicious - from bacon sandwiches to american pancakes and bacon - all piping hot and full of flavour.

Had a birthday dinner her and Darcy our waitress was brilliant- organised a desert with happy birthday on it. The food was delicious and came quickly. I would recommend the crab linguine and the hummus starter

Came here for the first time today and while the food is very expensive for the portion size(it was child size at best ) it was nice. We came on a Sunday and they do have a limited menu so if you are a fussy eater like me and don’t want a roast I wouldn’t reccomend coming on a Sunday I think it was £16 we paid for just one small roast I personally won’t be back I mean I don’t know what they portion sizes would be like during the week but I don’t think i would risk it.

A return visit today for my birthday lunch. As before everything was perfect. The food is fantastic - really fresh and a seasonal varied menu - something for all tastes. The staff are really knowledgeable about the food and local wines and the service is great. I even got a lovely complimentary birthday dessert. Will definitely be returning again for my birthday next year.

Sadly very poor service. Ordered cream tea but left after coffee as the scones etc hadn’t arrive after 30 minutes. Staff very rude. Went to NT café which was perfect. Avoid!!

We've had lunch here a few times in summer so decided to have dinner one evening. It was okay but nothing more than that and very expensive for the standard of cooking, especially when compared to nearby similar pubs like The White Horse or The Fiddleford Inn. Everything was as described but the absolute bare bones of it so the sirloin steak was about 30% fat and only came with one smallish mushroom and half a tomato and chips, the fillet was about half the size you would normally get and the fruit crumble amounted to 4 spoonsful for £8, and the price for our puddings was actually £2.50 more than on the online menu. You can get away with small portions if the food is imaginative and cooked to a high standard but this wasn't and we could have made the whole meal to a similar standard at home for a fifth of the price.